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TEACHING ASSISTANT and MIDDAY MEALS ASSISTANT
An LSA is needed for 30.5 hours per week, 38 weeks plus 2 inset days per year, starting at 8:30am until 3:10pm with a 30-minute unpaid break lunch, fixed term until 31st August 2026.
Do you have a passion for working with children?
We are seeking an inspirational Learning Support Assistant with vision and high expectations for learning, to work in our EYFS classes supporting children with complex additional needs, and supervising children while eating at lunchtimes.
A high degree of flexibility will be required to meet the needs of the children and the school. Experience working with children, excellent communication and interpersonal skills and a strong commitment to teamwork are essential. Experience working with children with additional needs would be an advantage.
As a team member, you will:
Be part of a learning community committed to achieving the best for our children.
Learn about creative and innovative approaches to teaching and learning.
Be part of a forward thinking, dynamic team of professionals who see children at the heart of the learning process.
Have high expectations, understand the importance of, and promote the principles of inclusion; enabling every child to overcome barriers to learning and reach their potential.
Cann Hall Primary School is a two-form entry school judged as good by OFSTED.
We are part of The Compass Partnership of Schools Trust based Essex and Greenwich. This unique partnership provides immense opportunities to develop the quality of provision and outcomes for children across our schools.
The Compass Partnership of Schools is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all pupils. As the duties of this post involve regular contact with children, any offer to the successful candidates will be conditional upon and Enhanced Disclosure being obtained via the Disclosure and Barring Service. This post is exempt from the rehabilitation of offenders Act (1974).
Our successful candidate will also be health checked and references will be requested before appointment; the post is fixed term and is subject to a satisfactory probation period.
We are an equal opportunities employer.
For further information about our school please visit our website:Cann Hall Primary School - Home
Closing date: 5th January 2026
The interview process will include you being observed working with a small group of our children, a written task, an arithmetic paper and a formal interview.
Information about the School
Cann Hall Primary School is a two-form entry school catering for children from 4-11.
We know that effective education is the key to securing promising futures for our children in what continues to be a fast changing world, where jobs and careers are increasingly global rather than just local or national. Many of these jobs are yet to be created or imagined. Knowledge and skills do not stand still and no nation on the planet can afford to be complacent in a worldwide competitive environment.
As a school we know this means we have to keep moving forward – keeping children equipped with the latest skills and knowledge they need to succeed and a love of learning, so that we can prepare them really well with all they need before they move onto secondary education.
Our children are happy, behave well and love their learning and develop effective knowledge, skills and attributes that enable them to be confident, responsible and compassionate whilst developing a respect for humankind and the world in which we live. We want every child to have the core skills of literacy and mathematics mastered and learnt through a rich and creative curriculum that encompasses science, technologies, humanities and the arts. In addition, we have a rich extra-curricular programme and facilities for ‘wrap around care’. In short, we want to create a learning community that has every child skipping through our gates each day!